Exciting Re-Discovery of Cape Town Boundaries

Three members of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society--Bebe Brock, David Martin, and Robert Ward-- spent the morning of Wednesday, December 8, 2010 traipsing through the woods of Dennis and Yarmouth seeking the ancient surveyors marker stones which were laid out to define the boundaries of the Cape Cod towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, and Brewster. They joined a group led by Michael Farber, a retired lawyer and surveyor, who has made it his interest to find these stones which demarcate the bounds of the towns. Read more.

Group will retrace Pilgrim William Bradford's steps

Close to 400 years ago, Native Americans delivered Governor William Bradford a letter, written in the passengers’ own hand, that said the Sparrow-Hawk, which had sailed from England, was in trouble on the backside of Nauset.


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Exploring ancient mysteries: HCT program focuses on historical cornerstones Read more: Exploring ancient mysteries: HCT program focuses on historical cornerstones

In December 2008, after much research and a little guesswork, volunteer explorers located a large flat granite boulder nestled in the mud behind Anthony’s Cummaquid Inn on the border between Yarmouth and Barnstable. Scraping away vines and old growth, they uncovered old roman lettering; a “Y” and a “B” with a small “x” in between, chiseled clearly on the flat of the rock.

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